Poland Coach Urban Praises Draw Against Nigeria's Super Eagles

Poland head coach Jan Urban reflected on his side’s performance in Wednesday night’s friendly against Nigeria, reports Completesports.com.

The Red and Whites held the Super Eagles to a 2‑2 draw at the 58,000‑capacity Stadion PGE Narodowy in Warsaw.

Hard‑Fought Draw

Poland dominated from the start, and Jakub Kaminski nearly gave them the lead with a header in the fourth minute.

The Super Eagles took the lead through Terem Moffi in the 23rd minute. Moses Simon set up Moffi for a simple tap‑in after receiving a superb pass from captain Wilfred Ndidi. The effort was initially ruled out, but the VAR prompted the referee to award the goal.

Poland earned a corner in added time of the first half, and from the resulting melee at the goalmouth, Kacper Potuski slid the ball past Okoye for the White‑Reds’ equaliser.

In the 73rd minute, the Video Assistant Referee awarded Nigeria a penalty, and Paul Onuachu converted from six yards.

Just as it seemed the Eagles had secured two wins in two matches against the White‑Reds, Przemyslaw Wiśniewski fired past Okoye from 25 yards to level the score.

Urban Thumbs Up Poland Performance

Urban expressed satisfaction with his team’s display against the Super Eagles.

“The scenario from the previous matches repeated itself – we played, the opponent scored. But I wasn’t concerned because we played well. And we played well after the goal. It was a good match against a good team,” Urban said, quoted by laczynaspilka.pl.

“That goal could have been easily prevented. Up until that point, only Kamil Grabara’s clearance created a dangerous situation. I know how everyone should react in this situation. Never mind the names.”

“The worst thing is that the opponent doesn’t create countless chances and takes only two or three. They’re very cruel to us. But these are friendly matches; they won’t judge us for them.”

“Today was a really good match. I didn’t feel helpless, looking at the players who had the entire season in their stride during this training camp. I would have behaved the same way after the entire season. I know this from experience.”